Amador, et al,. v. U.S. Treasury & U.S. Internal Revenue Service

The complaint was filed on April 28, 2020. The plaintiffs are suing the federal government over its denial of coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019 stimulus relief payments to married couples with mixed immigration status. The plaintiffs are U.S. citizens who are married to legal immigrants who file taxes using an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security (CARES) Act provisions related to the stimulus payments require both parties on a joint tax return to have a social security number. If the legal immigrant files a joint tax return with a U.S. citizen spouse, both . . .